The Mandolin Orchestra of Devon has been running for several years and has performed at many events to critical acclaim, including the London Mandolin Festival and the Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Foundation rally.
In the early twentieth century the mandolin had something of a golden age. Across the country there were ensembles springing up in every major town, some were a mixture of banjo, guitar and mandolin, others were mandolin orchestras. Some played to a professional level, but many were amateur groups who met socially and played at local events. A large corpus of music was...
Broadclyst Theatre Group transports you to Old Peking for the most popular Arabian Nights magical tale of Aladdin.
There you’ll be met by the irascible widow Twanky and entertained by Peking’s giant Kung Fu Panda.
It will be a raucous evening full of your favourite daft jokes, catchy tunes, and loads of crazy dance moves. We've got amazing, colourful costumes, great scenery sets and it will be a fun night out for all the family.
Will Abanaza be thwarted in his attempts to kidnap the princess and steal the magic lamp?
New website to help local employers fill their apprenticeship vacancies
Skills Group has worked with local company, Altitude, to launch a new website promoting apprenticeship vacancies to young people.
The new dedicated recruitment website, www.apprenticeships4me.com , has been designed to help young people make an informed choice about becoming an apprentice, and then finding a vacancy to match their career aspirations.
“The launch of our new website is particularly timely,” said Skills Group Apprenticeship Manager, Mandy Kerslake, “as the increase in the national...
FORCE is relaunching its support group for younger women with breast cancer.
From November 11, drop-in sessions will be held at the charity’s Support and Information Centre in Exeter on the second Wednesday of each month from 1.30pm-3pm.
Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women but it is less common in the under 50s for whom it presents specific issues.
The Younger Women’s Breast Cancer Support Group (under 50s) offers an opportunity to talk in a supportive and informal environment.
For more information, contact FORCE Oncology Support...
Royal Marines cadets (RMVCC) Lympstone new intake is on Monday 21st September at Commando Training Centre (CTC), Lympstone.
We are officially the best RMVCC unit in the UK, if your son or daughter is aged 10-16yrs & is interested, please contact us through our Facebook page for more info. https://www.facebook.com/Royalmarinecadetslympstone
Come & see what you're missing & join the dozens of cadets already having a great time!
Prof Janice Kay, Provost of the University of Exeter, has accepted an invitation to join Pearson’s Expert Panel for its new WCQ (World Class Qualifications) group. Prof Kay is the only panel member to come from a UK university.
Pearson's World Class Qualifications programme is bringing together international assessment and education experts to develop qualifications that will support young people globally to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow; qualifications which are a recognised and respected passport to progression in today’s fast changing world, as well being engaging,...
Walking for Health and ROC Active Exeter have joined forces to make the most of the secret green footpaths of Exeter to provide a fun, FREE walking group, which is open for all to enjoy.
ROCs new health walk group has been a great success so far. Last week, as the sun shone, some walkers stopped at the park for games whilst others carried on further, taking in some hidden paths and exploring the wonderful nature along the canal right by Exeter's City Centre.
All ROCs Walking for Health walks are open to everyone and provide a fun chance to work up to your 150 minutes of...
blur Group, which operates the world’s largest online marketplace for business services, is pleased to announce that it has partnered with the new national cycling team for Wales to help raise the £11.2 million needed to launch the team onto the international circuit.
It is the first time Wales has fielded a professional team in international cycling and builds on the success of Welsh cycling stars including Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas and Luke Rowe and the Olympic gold medallist and women’s road race world champion Nicole Cooke.
A funding project bringing together county, district, town and parish councils is kickstarting community projects across Devon and hopes to do more in 2015
The 'Town and Parish Fund' or TAP is the name given to the initiative whereby Devon County Council allocates £1 per elector per annum and district councils contribute 10p per elector, totalling around £600,000
This money is available for towns and parishes to join together to apply for funding that can make a difference to their communities.
Well over half a million pounds was allocated to a huge range of...
Exeter City Football Club will be making clear its opposition to homophobia in football at its home game with Cambridge United next week. (Tuesday 10 February). The match has been designated as the Club’s annual ‘Football v Homophobia’ fixture – a move welcomed by the Exeter City Supporters’ Trust and its One Game One Community (OGOC) Group and the Club’s Football in the Community scheme. The OGOC Group is organising a series of initiatives at the match and is delighted to be welcoming guests from Exeter Pride,University of Exeter LGBTQ+ Society and the Devon Lions, the local gay friendly...
